American basketball player
Rashard DaeQuan Kelly (born August 22, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for ADA Blois of the Betclic Élite . He played college basketball for the Wichita State Shockers .
High school career
Kelly began playing basketball at age four and grew up playing against older competition. Following his freshman season at Chancellor High School in Fredericksburg, Virginia , he transferred upon his mother's advice to Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia , due to its superior basketball program and academics. As a senior, Kelly played for Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Virginia , before completing a postgraduate year at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia to gain more recruiting attention. He played for D.C. Assault on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit.[ 1]
College career
Kelly played college basketball for Wichita State for four years. As a junior, he was named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Bench Team.[ 2] Kelly averaged 5.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.[ 3] As a senior, Kelly averaged 5.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, grabbing a school-record 104 offensive rebounds.[ 4] He became the sixth player in program history to win at least 100 career games.[ 5]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft , Kelly signed with Russian club Parma of the VTB United League .[ 4] He played in the 2019 VTB United League All-Star Game .[ 6] In 26 appearances, Kelly averaged 11 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
On July 11, 2019, Kelly signed a one-year deal with Aquila Basket Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroCup .[ 7] Kelly averaged 10.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 1 block per game in LBA play. In March 2020, he returned to the United States amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.[ 8]
On July 22, 2020, Kelly signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball Super League .[ 9] Kelly averaged 11.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
On July 16, 2021, Kelly signed with JDA Dijon Basket of the LNB Pro A .[ 10]
On June 21, 2022, Kelly signed with the Tasmania JackJumpers in Australia for the 2022–23 NBL season .[ 11]
On March 1, 2023, Kelly signed with BC Wolves of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[ 12] He parted ways with the club on July 30, 2023.
On December 16, 2023, he signed with ADA Blois of the Betclic Élite .[ 13]
On July 31, 2024, Kelly signed with Aomori Wat's of the B.League .[ 14]
References
^ Suellentrop, Paul (December 21, 2014). "Tough love helped push Rashard Kelly to Wichita State" . The Wichita Eagle . Retrieved August 30, 2020 .
^ Suellentrop, Paul (March 16, 2017). "Rashard Kelly, Zach Brown grow into Wichita State's big dogs on defense" . The Wichita Eagle . Retrieved August 30, 2020 .
^ Page, Fletcher (March 18, 2017). "No. 2 seed Kentucky-No. 10 seed Wichita State" . The Courier-Journal . Retrieved August 30, 2020 .
^ a b Polakoff, Elliott (July 24, 2018). "Rashard Kelly ready to join Parma Basket" . KSN-TV . Retrieved August 30, 2020 .
^ "Kelly leaving his mark at Wichita State" . KWCH-DT . January 16, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2020 .
^ "Final All-Star Game Rosters" . VTB United League . Retrieved August 30, 2020 .
^ "Trento adds inside presence with Kelly" . EuroCup Basketball . July 11, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2020 .[dead link ]
^ Eldridge, Taylor (April 1, 2020). "Former Shocker relives the 'tough decision' to flee Italy amid coronavirus outbreak" . The Wichita Eagle . Retrieved August 30, 2020 .
^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 22, 2020). "Rashard Kelly signs with Gaziantep" . Sportando. Retrieved August 30, 2020 .
^ "Rashard Kelly (ex Gaziantep) signs at Dijon" . Eurobasket . July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021 .
^ "Tasmania Lock in Import Rashard Kelly" . NBL.com.au . June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022 .
^ "BC Wolves signs an American forward" . bcwolves.com . March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023 .
^ "ADA Blois signs Rashard Kelly, part ways with Robert Woodard II" . Sportando. December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023 .
^ "【お知らせ】ラシャード・ケリー選手 りそなグループ Bリーグ 2024-25シーズン選手契約合意について" (in Japanese). Aomori Wat's. July 31, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024 .
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